Curls wrote:Is it wrong to go to you're boss' boss behind his back because he's being incompetent? He has to finalise my annual report so that I get a small pay rise this year and he's not doing it. So i've emailed his boss instead. Needs to be done by 4th May =\

As long as you are following chain of command it shouldn't be an issue.

As long your boss hasn't said no and just isn't doing it there should be no reason I can see why there would be an issue going to his boss.

Curls wrote:I basically sent him an email asking him for the second or third time if it's being done, and secret cc'd his boss into it. I'm away so can't talk to him in person. We shall see what happens now.

I would have just cc'd his boss so your boss knows, not with a blind copy.

poshrule_uk wrote:Is it ever a good Idea to step down from a promotion back to your previous position? I don't think it would be a problem as the position will always be there and someone internally could replace me.

Some day's I feel really good about my job and others I feel like I have made a mistake.

The thing is my confidence is easily shaken, others at work don't see it as I can hide it.

I'd say no, because you probably won't be given the chance again. It's better to live with the bad days and be where you are than still have bad days but regret the step back.

In other news I got made permanent today Boss took me aside and said it's up in 10 days but he's already put the paperwork through.

Curls wrote:I basically sent him an email asking him for the second or third time if it's being done, and secret cc'd his boss into it. I'm away so can't talk to him in person. We shall see what happens now.

Curls wrote:I basically sent him an email asking him for the second or third time if it's being done, and secret cc'd his boss into it. I'm away so can't talk to him in person. We shall see what happens now.

Curls wrote:Is it wrong to go to you're boss' boss behind his back because he's being incompetent? He has to finalise my annual report so that I get a small pay rise this year and he's not doing it. So i've emailed his boss instead. Needs to be done by 4th May =\

It'll piss him off immensely, and it probably wont go down well unless the big boss hates your boss.

Well bumholes, that interview really did not go as well as I hoped it would . Just could not get into a rhythm, kept realising I was rambling on talking bollocks. Will find out early next week.

So frustrated with myself! Someone even slipped me a copy of the questions in the morning so I've got no excuse. I've seen the other candidates coming in and they're all at least 10-15 years older than me.

In brighter news, we received confirmation today that Psycho Director has gone! The entire department has stopped work in order to celebrate .

I guess somehow your charm and demeanour struck out. I've been told in one interview they can tell how switched on I am from talking in such detail, and in another that I didn't seem to want to answer the questions and talk about something else. Two very different responses to being articulate and actually being able to generate discussion and not just robotically answer questions. As the former is more desirable in my opinion but doesn't suit an office job where you just drill through gooseberry fool. Some people want direct inviduals with strong work ethic but may be somehow dull or even a bit simple and others want alternative thinkers and people who can, well, think for themselves, while the will to do so is driven by their passion. I think that can be expressed by having a lot to say. Maybe you actually came off as someone confident and taking it in your stride, not worrying about questions or providing cookie cutter answers but something more interesting.

Who the strawberry float knows.

Well done. And yeah maybe you are just better than the rest and you should congratulate yourself for that. It doesn't matter how low the floor goes.

I had a bit of news from my Dad last week and I'm not sure what I want to do with the information. I'm really happy about it, but I'm not sure if this is the right move for me.

To give a bit of context my Dad has his own business, he's a consulatant in the financial software industry working on software that's the kind of stuff that handles the billion dollar transactions. He's been contracting for a while, but he was contacted recently by one of his old clients who had his own massive business and wanted to expand to the UK. he said when he gets a customer in the UK he wants my Dad to be the face of that company. Now my Dad is still working on all the details, but he wants me to come and work with him if it happens and I'd be changing role quite a lot and this is what worries me. I'd still be doing support, but it'd be for that one specific product. I'm certain I can do it and my Dad said my salary would be higher which is huge for me and he knows I'm not happy right now.

He said there might be some risks involved, but I'm really considering it my head. The more and more I think about it the more I get anxious that I won't make it work and that I feel working for family may be weird. I haven't spoken to anyone about it, but do you think I could make it work?

What an odd question! Only you know if you can make it work. Being in at the start of something is exciting and if it does well, being in at the start will bode well. If it doesn't succeed and you've paid attention to how the business is run, you'll be able to move on with a lot of experience you wouldn't gain in your current role. Whether you can do this is up to you, but you rarely get anywhere in life without taking a risk now and again.